Tha Carter V

What About Me

Lil Wayne

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

18

End

117

Internal

28

Multi

94

Slant

8

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Lil Wayne]
Girl, what about✦ me? Yeah
I stayed up all night for you (Yeah)
Girl, girl, what about✦ me? Yeah (Girl, what about✦ me?)
I shut down my life for you (I shut down my life)
Now you run around✦ with him, and him, and him
How you do that? (Oh)
How you act like I never✦ held you every✦ night?
Now you never✦ call back, please (Please)
Girl, girl, what about✦ me?
[Refrain: Lil Wayne]
Oh, girl, girl, girl, what about✦ me? Me?
[Verse 2: Sosamann]
Do you think about✦ me?
When I'm flying OT, I be up in them streets
You tellin'✦ me that you gon' leave
Hittin'✦ my phone with the beep (Boom!)
Knock it out, baby,✦ creep
Oh, 'cause I just wanna see you smile
Did none of them tears ain't for you, baby✦
And they ain't matchin' yo style
I'm kickin'✦ it flav with yo sauce
And counting the blue, plus
I'm thinking bout you, and all of the things that we used✦ to do
And all of this you went through
Girl, I don't want you with no other✦ dude, yeah
[Chorus: Lil Wayne & Sosamann]
Girl, what about✦ me? Yeah (Girl, what about✦ me?) (Oh)
I stayed up all night for you (I stayed up all night) (Oh)
Girl, girl, what about✦ me? (What about✦ me, girl? Yeah, what about✦ me, girl?)
I shut down my life for you (I shut down my life)
Now you run around✦ with him, and him, and him
How you do that? (How, girl?)
How you act like I never✦ held you every✦ night?
And now you never✦ call back, please (Please)
Girl, girl, what about✦ me? Me? (Yeah, what about✦ me?)
Oh-ho-oh

Technical Breakdown

6.8
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres3.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity5.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control4.5

Performance and control

Computed Score6.76

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on colloquialisms and repetitive rhyme structures rather than complex lyrical architecture, functioning primarily as a rhythmic filler rather than a dense display of poetic craft.

B
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
3
Wordplay
4.5
Delivery
Repetitive end-rhyme chainsAd-lib syncopationOnomatopoeia for percussive impact
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes a fairly consistent AAAA/BBBB cluster approach, focusing on simple open-vowel sounds (ee-sound) to maintain momentum, though it lacks complex internal shifts.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"kickin' it flav with yo sauce"

① A colloquialism referring to being in a comfortable state with someone.② A metaphor comparing a relationship to cooking/flavor profile, implying compatibility or 'seasoning'.

Consistent adherence to the pocket

Effective use of ad-libs to define rhythmic pauses

Strong melodic consistency with the track's chorus

Lack of metaphorical depth

Over-reliance on basic rhyme schemes

Weak semantic connectivity between bars

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